Grammar CONNECTORS Connectors are words which are used as a link between single words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs. Depending on their function, they can be divided into coordinating connectors and subordinating connectors. COORDINATING CONNECTORS They connect two or more words in a sentence or two or more sentences of the same kind in a period. They may connect paragraphs dealing with the same topic in a text. They are adverbs, phrases or conjunctions and they can be sorted into different groups, depending on the function they perform. FUNCTION COORDINATING CONNECTORS Addition and, also, besides, too, even, additionally, in addition, moreover, furthermore, as well, as well as Exemplification for instance, for example (e.g.1), that is (i.e.2), this/that means that, or, in other words, such as Cause-Consequence so, because of this, this/that is why, consequently, therefore, as a result, thereby, thus Contrast yet, but, whereas, however, though, instead, on the contrary, conversely, vice versa Correlation both and, either or, neither nor Emphasis in fact, actually, as a matter of fact Exclusion/Inclusion apart from, except, excepted, excluded, including, included List and Sequence 1, 2, 3, first(ly), second(ly), third(ly), etc., first, then, next, after that, finally, to begin/start with, to conclude, eventually, the former, the latter 1 Fill in the following sentences with the suitable coordinating connectors (sometimes more than one answer is possible). 1. The history of Architecture began in the Nile valley ............................ the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 2. At the end of the 11th century, medieval builders were still following ancient Roman models, ............................ soon these techniques were forgotten and the new Romanesque style began to develop. ACTIVITIES 3. The Renaissance put strong emphasis on the individual, ............................ architects won personal fame for their work. 4. The 19th century was the age of revivals in architecture, ............................ many public buildings were designed with classical or Gothic features. 5. ............................ Antoni Gaudì, Louis Domenech i Montaner was an example of the typical Catalonian style. 6. ............................, at the beginning of the 20th century several architects began developing new architectural solutions. 7. The Nazi regime strongly opposed the Bauhaus; ............................, Walter Gropius left Germany for the United States. 8. Le Corbusier was ............................ an architect ............................ an urban planner and modern furniture designer. 9. ............................ achieving a sort of celebrity status, some architects can be considered icons of contemporary architecture. 10. The Golden Ratio was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago ............................ its crucial role in the construction of the pentagram. 288 Module 8 BRICKS AND MORTAR